Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 19-23 , January 2003

Assessment of placental fractional moving blood volume using quantitative three-dimensional power doppler ultrasound

  • Chen-Hsiang Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Chen Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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  • Chiung-Hsing Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Chen Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Huei-Chen Ko

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Behavioral Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Chu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Chen Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fong-Ming Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Chen Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Professor Fong-Ming Chang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, 138 Victory Road, Tainan 70428 Taiwan.

Received 21 March 2002 ,Accepted 22 September 2002.

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PII: S0301-5629(02)00695-6

doi: 10.1016/S0301-5629(02)00695-6

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 19-23 , January 2003

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